Stenandrium dulce (Cav.) Nees is a plant in the Acanthaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Stenandrium dulce (Cav.) Nees

Stenandrium dulce (Cav.) Nees

Stenandrium dulce (sweet shaggytuft) is a perennial Acanthaceae plant native to parts of North and South America.

Family
Genus
Stenandrium
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Stenandrium dulce (Cav.) Nees

Stenandrium dulce, commonly called sweet shaggytuft, is a perennial flowering plant belonging to the Acanthaceae family. This species is native to both North America and South America. In North America, it occurs as far north as the U.S. states of Texas, Florida, and Georgia, while in South America it ranges as far south as central Chile.

Photo: (c) Edwin Bridges, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Edwin Bridges · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Acanthaceae Stenandrium

More from Acanthaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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